The Hotel Association of Pokhara is organizing the Phewa Festival from today. The tourism festival organized on the eve of the Nepali New Year 2082 BS will run until April 14.
The hotels in Pokhara are offering 20 percent discount to the tourists visiting the Lake City as part of the 20th Phewa New Year Festival-2082.
Association President and Festival Coordinator Laxman Subedi said that the Bisket Jatra of Bhaktapur will be a special attraction in the Festival this time. The Bisket Jatra is a typical traditional cultural festival mostly celebrated in the ancient Newar town of Bhaktapur in the Kathmandu Valley.
The Phewa Festival will showcase the original culture of 11 districts of Gandaki Province. Musical programs including the performance of the typical 'bhajans' and 'ratyauli' are also included in the festival.
Entry to the festival will be free and the event will be held on the three-kilometer road from Khaharechowk to Damsite in Pokhara.
Tourism, culture and food will be the main attraction of the festival, according to the organizers. The festival will feature the province-level indigenous and traditional cuisine, presentation of cultural programs, recreational sports programs and tourist race competitions. The Badminton Cup is a new attraction this time.
Nepal Tourism Board Gandaki Province and Pokhara Metropolitan City are the promoters of the festival.
At present, the occupancy of tourists in Pokhara hotels is 60 percent and it is expected to reach 90 percent on the occasion of the festival, said Subedi.
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